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Art in the Classroom
Kindergarten Lesson 1
Harmony in Red, Henri Matisse, 1908
Element of Art: Color
Primary Colors, Secondary Colors, Complimentary Colors, Warm and Cool Colors, Color and Emotion
Activity: Mixing colors with clear cups, water, and food dye.
Story Read: A Bird or Two: Matisse
Kindergarten Lesson 2
Nichols Canyon, David Hockney, 1980
Element of Art: Shape
Geometric Shapes, 2-D Shapes. 3-D Shapes, Freeform Shapes
Activity: Make shapes with pipe cleaners
Story Read: I Spy Shapes in Art
Kindergarten Lesson 3
Pool Parlor, Jacob Lawrence, 1942 (at the Met)
Element of Art: Line
Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal, Curvy and Straight Lines
Activity: Tracing the lines with clear acetate over the picture
Story Read: A Picture for Harold’s Room
Kindergarten Lesson 4
La Brioche, Edouard Manet, 1870 (at the Met)
Element of Art: Texture
Hard, Soft, Rough, Slick, Sticky, Smooth, Sharp, Fluffy, etc.
Activity: Feeling items in a texture bag.
Story Read: I Spy an Alphabet in Art
Kindergarten Lesson 5
Nighthawks, Edward Hopper, 1942
Element of Art: Light
Natural Light, Artificial Light, Shadows, Light from Different Directions, Light and Mood
Activity: Use a spotlight to demonstrate different light positions and shadows.
Story Read: Babar’s Museum of Art
Kindergarten Lesson 6
Bronco Buster, Fredric Remington, 1895 (at the Met)
Element of Art: Space
Positive and Negative Space, Bird’s Eye, Worm’s Eye, Frontal Perspective, Filled and Empty Space, Space and Emotion
Activity: Making positive and negative space in a ball of clay.
Story Read: Micawber
